Gene Information
Gene NameNOX4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length578
Protein NamesNADPH oxidase 4 (EC 1.6.3.-) (Kidney oxidase-1) (KOX-1) (Kidney superoxide-producing NADPH oxidase) (Renal NAD(P)H-oxidase)
Target Namenadph oxidase 4
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000086991 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NPH5
Gene CardNOX4
Uniprot IDQ9NPH5
PfamPF08022; PF01794; PF08030
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.421263203)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NOX4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NOX4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NOX4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NOX4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nox4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NOX4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nox4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NOX4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNOX1, NOX3
ParalogsNOX3, NOX1, DUOX1, NOX5, DUOX2, CYBB
Tissuekidney
Tissue SpecificityExpressed by distal tubular cells in kidney cortex and in endothelial cells (at protein level). Widely expressed. Strongly expressed in kidney and to a lower extent in heart, adipocytes, hepatoma, endothelial cells, skeletal muscle, brain, several brain tumor cell lines and airway epithelial cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11032835, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11376945, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15210697, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16324151}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs317139 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26742780};
Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Cell junction, focal adhesion {ECO:0000305}. Note=May localize to plasma membrane and focal adhesions. According to PubMed:15927447, may also localize to the nucleus.;
[Isoform 4]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23393389}. Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23393389}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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